RN DRIVE 14.11.2013

In this episode

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has raised the prospect of a US-style government shutdown, warning there will have to be "massive" spending cuts if the Opposition does not back down on increasing the debt ceiling.

The upper house of the NSW Parliament has narrowly voted down a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Despite initial hopes the upper house would pass the legislation, MPs in the Legislative Council voted against it by 21 votes to 19.

Two weeks ago the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States announced it would relax restrictions on electronic devices. Now, the European Aviation Safety Agency has just announced it will do the same. So why isn't Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority buying in?

Until very recent times, history was almost exclusively written by and about men. Dr Clare Wright is one historian who's always keen to shine a light on women in history, and her new book focuses on those involved in one of Australia's defining chapters, the Eureka Stockade.